Most people have heard of the seven deadly sins, standardized by Pope Gregory I in 590 CE. Fewer people know about the punishment in hell that was reserved for those who commit them: Pride: Broken on the wheel Envy: Put in freezing water Gluttony: Force-fed rats, toads, and snakes Lust: Smothered in fire and brimstone Anger: Dismembered alive Greed: Put in cauldrons of boiling oil Sloth: Thrown in snake pits31 The duration of these sentences, of course, was infinite.
